The wait is over

James Glickenhaus (right) accepts the keys to his new Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione.

Prominent car collector James Glickenhaus, the man who commissioned Pininfarina to build the lovely Enzo-based Ferrari P4/5, recently took delivery of the first new Alfa Romeo to reach the United States since the last 164 was imported in 1995. This new car is nothing less than the acclaimed 8C Competizione, and it was delivered to its proud new owner at Miller Motorcars in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Glickenhaus’s new 8C Competizione is one of 500 to be built and 85 U.S. spec cars, and all will sport a Maserati-derived 450hp, 4.7-liter V-8 mated to a six-speed paddle-shift manual gearbox. According to Alfa Romeo, “Glickenhaus declared himself particularly proud of being the first American customer to receive an Alfa Romeo. Immediately after the official handover of the keys, the customer carried out a road test in order to appreciate the main technical and dynamic features of his Alfa 8C Competizione.”